The Washington critic., 1887-12-14
WASHINGTON CRITIC
GENERAL NEWS OF TUE DAY.

~ the third attempt the Jack Domp- |
scy.Johnny Reagan prize-light, for the
iniddc-wcight championship, took place /,
Yesterday up the Hudson river. There |
had been given out report early in the /
dav that the affair was OF for the third .
time. but this was only Il Stall" The +.
mon met and battled for forty-iivc
ronnds. with kid gloves. under the Lon
don prize ring rules, and the light was
won hv Dempsey, who out-gcneralcd
REAGAN and ont-fought him from the
start Reagan stood mp with remark
able gamcncss under the "Nonpareils
mas,erly and powerful strokes, but IN the
fortv-ffth round. after the men had been
engaged for an hour and nine minutes, ,
Romans second, seeing that he had no
uogsiblc chance Of winning, threw mp the
sponuc. Reagan had suffered severely,
while Dempsey was comparatively. free
from marks of the combat Frank
Stevenson was referee and only about
twenty people were present The stake
was 81. 900. The spectators were unani-
nous in confirming the opinion that is
generally held among the sporting men
that Dempsey is easily the champion
mddlc-wcight
President Carnot's message was $ ub-
mittcd TO the French Chambers ycstcr-
day. In it he advocates policy OF CON
cord and appcascmcnt, and urges the
adoption of practical reforms for the i'm
proycment OF the finances. The Cham
her. he says, in assisting the govern.
mcnt to execute this programme, VIII
give Europe n precious pledge OF
frances ardent desire to contribute to
.l..ft. Of tl..a
and TO facilitate the development of
aood foreign relations. The Tirard
ministry was formed under threats OF
President Carnot to resign if the former
refused the task. II is called "Carnots
Cabinet" The radical organs attack
the Cabinet vehcmently. The charges
against NJ. Wilson for selling army deco
ratons have been dropped. After the
reading of the message the Chambers
adjourned until Thursday.
The Manufacturers Club, composed
wholly of protectionists, of Philadelphia,
las been rejoicing over the Presidents
Message because the mombers think 1t
gives them chance for Republican
victory. Mr. Dolan, the president, was
warmly applauded when he told the
members that any one OF dozen goou
Republicans could beat Mr.. Cleveland.
The club held its meeting last night to
listen to an address by Mr.. Atkinson of
Boston on "Factory Insurance" The
Legislature of Pennsylvania passed an
act in 1888. at the instance of home COM
panies, prohibiting insurance by foreign
corporations except under terms that
mutual companies cannot meet. The
manufacturers have obtained legal opin-
ions TO the effect that the act is uncon-
stitutional, and will probably test the
matter in the courts.
The residence of John Jacob Astor, on
Fifth avenue, New York, has been WIS.,
tied by very large number of people,
rich and poor, who mourn the death OF
Mrs. Astor. She was undoubtedly the
largest individual dispenser of charities
in New York city. Her income from
her private fortune was something over
100000 year, and she has given all of
that away for several years past. Her
largest single gift was S225, 900 to the
New York Cancer Hospital, which was
opened few days ago. Mrs. Astor's
funeral will occur at Trinity Chapel to-
morrow morning. Bishop Potter and
the Rev. Morgan Dix will conduct the
services.
The committee appointed by the New
York Assembly to investigate the meth
ods and charges of telephone companies
doing business in the State gave its first
hearing yesterday in New York to the
customers of the telephone companies
Several well known business men stated
their grievances, and the belief that tel
cphone charges are altogether too higl
was unanimously expressed. Mr.. Dan
iel c. Robbins advocated that the tele
phone be taken out of the hands of cor
porations and run by the Government
lie insisted that the Government SHOULD
take charge of all things when they be
come of essential public utility. Mr.
Robbins and Mr. Isidore Strauss, thu
chinawarc importer, said that telephone
tolls should be reduced from so to II
per cent. Two or three of the gentle
men who testified bluntly pronounce,
the telephone a nuisance. William ii
Eckcrt, superintendent of the Metropol
itan Telephone Company, told the com
mittee that it would cost $500, 900 to pu
all of the telephone wires in the city i
the subway ducts.
Henry S. Ives, the young Napoleon {
finance of the defunct banking firm {
HIS. Ives Il Co., was arrested about
o'clock yesterday afternoon in Ne
York city on Il warrant which was i
sued on charge of grand larceny mad
by julius Dexter, president of the Cii
cinnau, Hamilton and Dayton Railroa
Company. The affidavit Of complainar
alleges that on June q, 1887, II dra
drawn by the First National Bank of Gil
cinnuti the 81 day of June ,
the Western National Bank of Ne
York TO the order of the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Cor
pany for SlU0,000, and Endorsed by
ii. Short, the assistant treasurer of Il
company, had been stolen by I've
Ives was taken to the Police CouI
whore his counsel claimed the case W
one for the civil courts. Ives said
did not expect criminal proceedings. /
was held in S25, 600 bail for eXaminatio
his sister furnishing the surety. "
said he was not guilty.